Haven rolls into the old military factory’s broad yard, its reinforced tracks crunching over cracked concrete. Rusting tanks and armored carriers crowd beneath sagging sheds, their hulks sheltering deep shadows.
A maintenance office door opens beside the yard. Korlua steps out, a young adult woman with a lean build, wind-burned skin, cropped dark hair, and a faded green work jacket over dark trousers and keeps one shoulder behind the frame, watching Haven cautiously while faint movement flickers between the abandoned vehicles.
Korlua
Miko. I did not expect Haven to come through the factory yard. Are you here for the vehicles, or shelter?
The office remains open behind Korlua, showing worktables, old maintenance boards, and a narrow passage deeper into the factory. The yard offers salvage, cover, and several routes between the parked armor.
Korlua
If she wants the tanks, I need to know whether she plans to stay.
A loose sheet of metal shifts somewhere beneath the nearest shed and settles again. Nothing approaches, but the sound draws attention toward a row of half-hidden carriers beside the office.
✓ Quest Accepted
Make the old military factory yard defensible for Haven
Miko's turn“I raise my hands and ask Korlua about the yard's defensible routes.”
SUCCESS (Legendary Negotiation, rolled +1)
Miko
Korlua, I am looking for the yard’s defensible routes. Which approaches can Haven hold safely?
Miko raises both hands, keeping her posture open. Advanced Operator Analysis compares the yard’s vehicle lanes, shed walls, office approach, and likely lines of sight while she waits.
Korlua
The office entrance is defensible, but it is too narrow for Haven to turn. Use the broad southern lane only as an exit, not a place to stop.
Korlua steps farther from the doorway and points between the abandoned carriers. Advanced Operator Analysis compares her explanation with the visible cover, confirming the route sequence and its exposed gaps.
Korlua
The strongest position is beneath the long eastern shed. The carriers make a barrier there, and the rear service gate gives a second way out if the yard turns bad.
She indicates a narrow maintenance cut behind the eastern shed, then the western fence line. The route forms a fallback sequence: eastern shed for cover, western fence for withdrawal, office for shelter.
Korlua
Avoid the central row. The tanks leave too many blind corners, and anything moving between them could reach you before you saw it. I will mark the safe paths.
Korlua takes a grease pencil from the maintenance office and marks the eastern shed, western fence, southern exit, and central hazard on the yard plan. The defensible route information is now clear and recorded.
Miko's turn“I inspect the eastern shed position with Korlua”
SUCCESS (Fair Tactics, rolled -1)
Miko walks with Korlua beneath the long eastern shed, inspecting the carrier barrier, overhead gaps, rear service gate, and concealed approaches. The Adaptive overlay glasses highlight sightlines and turning clearances.
Advanced Operator Analysis compares the visible cover with each route Korlua marked, sorting the position into shelter, observation, withdrawal, and exposed zones. The eastern shed offers a defensible approach without blocking Haven’s exit.
Korlua
The carriers give you a solid front here. Keep Haven angled toward the rear service gate, and you can withdraw without crossing the central row.
Miko and Korlua inspect the rear gate together. The glasses reveal a clear vehicle-width passage, but a collapsed maintenance rack narrows the sightline and leaves one approach partially uncertain.
Korlua
That rack is the weak point. I have not checked what lies behind it recently, so treat that angle as unseen until someone clears the view.
The inspection confirms the eastern shed as Haven’s strongest holding position, with the western fence as a fallback and the southern lane reserved for exit. The cost is concrete: the review consumes enough time to leave the rack’s blind angle unchecked for now.
✓ Quest Accepted
Determine whether the obscured approach threatens Haven